Eugen Rochko
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Proof that beside being quantic, cats also have magnetic poles.
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Do we have any Mastodon friends in or near Spokane who could recommend a store that would deliver a new mattress and take away the old one? I need to buy one as a housewarming gift.
@NorcalGma2 Costco is always a good bet!
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸
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Friday night, I was in Montreal to accept the 2026 Freedom of Expression Award from the Canadian Media Lawyers Association, in recognition of a lifetime of work fighting for freedom of speech, open courts and civil liberties as both a journalist and a Senator. It was a truly moving honour to receive - one I share with every colleague who supported me, every editor and publisher who had my back, my Senate colleagues and staff, and all the lawyers who advised, protected and inspired me. #yeg #yul #cdnpoli
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So, what's the problem with "websearched"?
(he says, reaching for his box of tissues while pulling a sheet out of the photocopier...)
If we do need to be company-specific, it seems to me the proper conjugation would be:
I duck-duck-go
I duck-duck-went
I have duck-duck-gone
but I am not a member of The English Academy.
@wrog @ColinTheMathmo Nothing wrong with “websearched” at all! Sometimes I like to have fun with my wacky inconsistent language.
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@jalefkowit/117531415117504669
Still reeling over the idea that somebody read "The Great Gatsby" and thought "you know what Jay and Nick remind me of? Cops"
@jalefkowit WTF?!?
@lumiworx
I’m having trouble accepting that your original point was about GrapheneOS not being installed out of the box. I couldn’t get that on reading your original post, nor your response to @tpaau17db. It would certainly be very nice to have GrapheneOS installed OOTB, but don’t let perfect be the enemy of good. And to the extent that we have any ability to influence the outcome, IMO we would be better off boosting the solitary privacy focused option that exists, rather than dinging it over claims that were never made.
(@GrapheneOS FYI)
@TheGreasyPaw @lumiworx @tpaau17db The post is an announcement for the Signature 27. It's about the overall smartphone product. Official support for GrapheneOS is one of the major features so it's covered but it isn't what the post is about. It says details will be provided later.
Neither our posts or the announcement from Motorola said the only option would be people installing it themselves.
So for the New York Times information warfare tactics we've got:
1) Front page carpet bombing
2) Scant coverage
3) Bothsidesing
4) Selective tone policing
Anything else?
@mastodonmigration @Npars01 @CassandraVert
Privileging the lie.
GOP bullshit gets the headline while any correction or rebuttal or truth is buried in the article.
“There is a small percentage of people, the four of us on this pod and all of our friends, who are the asset owners of America. And we have benefited in every weather condition.
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And then there's everybody else who are wage earners, and the structural capacity of the American economy to support and grow wage earners is broken” - Chamath Palihapitiya
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An “are we the baddies?” moment for tech billionaires
I read that this is the 2nd lowest turnout in NZ history. Voter suppression was part of that, but it does support my theory that with everything going wrong right now in international politics... Voters, particularly young voters, are demotivated.
On that line... Chris Hipkins must go! He's now lost Labour 2 elections! Get someone exciting.
@alcinnz You'd think his blithering incompetence as minister would have already put paid to his career 🤷
I've been spending time on Bluesky over the last few weeks, not posting, just reading. Not because I really want to, but because if you are interested in US election news the fedi is not a great place to get it. (Sigh.)
I am looking forward to tapering that off, though, because I do not need shit like this in my life
@jalefkowit *siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiighhh*
“I don’t know anything about US elections, but let me explain why you’re doing them wrong” is not as helpful as you seem to think it is.
@mattblaze
OK, but proportional representation *would not kill you*. Admittedly, both New Zealand and Poland have had very weird electoral situations of late (these are both the countries where I am allowed to vote), but they still seem fucked up in a better way than the US is fucked up
Matt Blaze
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@gerg @LabSpokane so, you don’t actually understand how US elections work, but you’re glad to let us know all the things you assume we’re doing wrong? I will be sure to give your comments all due consideration.
I was just messing about. Just in response to the news they're finally going to stop making them.
@TheBreadmonkey
Discontinued because they're tired of refurbishing the unsold dumpsters that are rusting on the dealer lots, I bet.
Crazypedia won't Comply 🧿
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Based on https://bsky.app/profile/yupdown.net/post/3ktko43dvnq2t, now with your favourite clueless fops. Available in stickerpacks near you soon!
Anyway, HHPAY is one of those shows which have what I call "Balan Syndrome" - where it is blessed with amazing character design art for its lead cast, but absolutely nothing else going for it. Every time I have tried to revisit the show has been disappointing, but I keep remembering the cool designs of the protagonists and wanting to give it another shot
@QuestForTori Andy Sturmer of Jellyfish? [checks Wikipedia] Why yes, apparently so.
Now I sorta want to listen to Puffy...
Crazypedia won't Comply 🧿
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tomorrow! for #monsterdon's viewing of Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (1985) i'm planning on doing an unofficial ad-free bootleg-ass owncast livestream of the movie again at https://miru.miyaku.media 🗼
⏰ pre-stream countdown with music, Ultraman E34 “Gift From the Sky”, and trailer starts at ~8:15pm eastern
🎥 Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (1985) starts at 9pm eastern (English audio with hardcoded English subtitles)
🍿 more María Socas! more Marcos Woinsky! stick around for The Warrior and The Sorceress (1984, English audio with hardcoded English subtitles) #MonsterdonDoubleFeature
❗please have a backup option just-in-case
FAA to finally ditch floppy disks in what it calls "historic" tech upgrade
FAA information display systems to be floppy-free at 435 sites by end of 2028.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/11/faa-to-finally-ditch-floppy-disks-in-what-it-calls-historic-tech-upgrade/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
@arstechnica Probably using floppy drive emulators they'd have to make sure the source code is reviewed vs just using any old drive.
Just to state really clearly what is going here.
The New York Times is leading an information warfare operation to mislead the public that Chuck Schumer has the votes, and is the inevitable next Majority Leader.
This is not the case. Schumer has significant and growing opposition both from new and incumbent Senators.
We have see the New York Times use this disinformation tactic many times before.
Do not be misled.
https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/117536299911092203
Same with Jefferies. Everything is a fait accompli. Never any mention that a vote has yet to be had.
I still often think about the fact that Aaron Swartz was only 14 years old when he helped develop RSS..
Imagine what he could give us when given the chance 🙏
RIP Aaron♥️
@stux It was a little bit of XML, not rocket science.
